THE Presence of Salivary Estrone Levels in Completely Edentulous Female Patients

Abstract

 Estrogens are known to be involved in both the female and male reproductive systems, as well as both physiological and pathological regulation of cells and tissues. Estrogens consist of three major forms, estrone, estradiol and estriol. Estrone is one of the weakest types of the Estrogens. It can increase the risk of osteoporosis fatigue and can cause ridge resorption. Materials and methods: Eight completely Edentulous patients were selected. Four were pre menopause and four were post menopause. Saliva samples were collected and given to the lab for optical density using micro plates. The optical density was determined by each well within 30 min, using a microplate reader set to 450 nm. Results and discussion: According to the graph, High estrone level was seen in post menopause when compared the premenopause where the peak of optical density was seen 1.29 pg/ml. Estrone level was higher in post menopause patients as compared to premenopausal patients. High estrone level can increase the bone defect and could cause hindrance in placing implant as it affects the bone density. Conclusion: It can be concluded that high estrone levels are seen in postmenopausal patients that could cause hindrance in placing implants as it affects the bone density. Bone density affects alveolar bone resorption level, the lower bone density on postmenopausal women the higher alveolar bone resorption level.